Riaan Van Straten was a great guest for the first-ever When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast. Riaan discusses how failure has helped shape his coaching and the tools that he uses to turn failures into a positive.  Riaan played professionally and has been working in coaching and rugby development for the past 21 years. His philosophy is to not only create great rugby players but also to create successful young people who can make a difference in the world. Rugby is not just a game, it's a way of life for him. Riaan has coached at all levels of the game including high school in South Africa, Cheetahs academy and more recently coaching professionally in Russia which is where he is now. Not only that, he runs his own coaching consultancy, rugby Coaching 101. Where you can find me: www.thecontactcoach.com Instagram: @thecontactcoach Facebook: @thecontactcoach Tik Tok: @contactcoach

Riaan Van Straten was a great guest for the first-ever When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast. Riaan discusses how failure has helped shape his coaching and the tools that he uses to turn failures into a positive. Riaan played professionally and has been working in coaching and rugby development for the past 21 years. His philosophy is to not only create great rugby players but also to create successful young people who can make a difference in the world. Rugby is not just a game, it's a way of life for him. Riaan has coached at all levels of the game including high school in South Africa, Cheetahs academy and more recently coaching professionally in Russia which is where he is now. Not only that, he runs his own coaching consultancy, rugby Coaching 101. Where you can find me: www.thecontactcoach.com Instagram: @thecontactcoach Facebook: @thecontactcoach Tik Tok: @contactcoach

Riaan Van Straten was a great guest for the first-ever When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast. Riaan discusses how failure has helped shape his coaching and the tools that he uses to turn failures into a positive.&nbsp; Riaan played professionally and has been working in coaching and rugby development for the past 21 years. His philosophy is to not only create great rugby players but also to create successful young people who can make a difference in the world. Rugby is not just a game, it's a way of life for him. Riaan has coached at all levels of the game including high school in South Africa, Cheetahs academy and more recently coaching professionally in Russia which is where he is now. Not only that, he runs his own coaching consultancy, rugby Coaching 101.&nbsp;Where you can find me: www.thecontactcoach.com Instagram: @thecontactcoach Facebook: @thecontactcoach Tik Tok: @contactcoach

Fail Smart and Fail Fast as a Rugby Coach | Riaan Van Straten

In the When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast, I am joined by coaches from all sports ranging from current professionals to the grassroots level. All these coaches share something in common- they have experienced failure. This ranges from not managing individuals within a group correctly, applying the wrong type of training methods to the detriment of results, having a winning-at-all-costs mentality, or the many other unpredictable factors that are present in a dynamic and ever-changing coaching environment.&nbsp; The guests show vulnerability, and self-awareness when sharing how they came through these struggles and importantly lessons they learned. These lessons can be used to normalize failure as part of the coaching journey, illuminate any blind spots coaches might have, and overall provide hints, tips, and ideas on how coaches can reflect on their current coaching practices to ensure they are creating an excellent sporting environment for their athletes.&nbsp;

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In the When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast, I am joined by coaches from all sports ranging from current professionals to the grassroots level. All these coaches share something in common- they have experienced failure. This ranges from not managing individuals within a group correctly, applying the wrong type of training methods to the detriment of results, having a winning-at-all-costs mentality, or the many other unpredictable factors that are present in a dynamic and ever-changing coaching environment.  The guests show vulnerability, and self-awareness when sharing how they came through these struggles and importantly lessons they learned. These lessons can be used to normalize failure as part of the coaching journey, illuminate any blind spots coaches might have, and overall provide hints, tips, and ideas on how coaches can reflect on their current coaching practices to ensure they are creating an excellent sporting environment for their athletes. 

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